(^ WINDGALLS. 



equally wonderful, leaving the jaded objefl of 

 liis perfecutlon to the afFeded diligence of idle 

 grooms or drunken oftlers, not only accounts, 

 in a variety of cafes, for the appearance of 

 windgaUsy but for very many of the long lift 

 of difeafes upon which we proceed to ex- 

 patiate. 



But from this digreffion we return to the 

 cure, refpefting which various opinions have 

 been promulgated, '* vinegar, or verjuice, and 

 *' bandage; red wine lees; curriers* (havings 

 " wetted with vinegar; bliflering;" and, laftly, 

 *' opened with a knife, a fleam, or a cobbler's 

 '* awl, and applying to the orifice a plafler of 

 " rofin, pitch, maflic, oil of bays, and white 

 ** of egg." I (luall not add a fingle obfervation 

 upon this mofl curious plafter, or wonderful 

 arcanum of variety, but declare I have i^tw 

 but very few inflances of a perfed: cure by any 

 means. For whether a temporary completion 

 has been obtained by repellents^ blijiering^ per^ 

 foratioriy or rejl, a repetition of the ordinary 

 work has foon produced a repetition of the 

 defedt. It is a confolation, however, to be 

 informed tliat, in mofl horfes, no lamenefs is 

 produced by this appearance; and the only 



inconvenience 



